Candlestick



H. E. ROGERS.

Candlestick.

Patented July 24, 1860.

N, PETERS4 FhuI-ilhogmphur. Washmgton. D4 C.

UNITED STATES PA'IEN OFFICE.

HENRY E. ROGERS, OF SOUTH MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT.

CANDLESTICK.

Speccation of Letters Patent No. 29,314, dated July 24, 1860.

To all whom it may concer/n.'

vRe it known that I, HENRY E. ROGERS, of South Manchester, county ofHartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Candlesticks; and I do hereby declare that the same isdescribed and represented in the following specification and drawings.

To enable others, skilled in the art, to make and use, my improvement Iwill proceed to describe its construction and arrangement by referringto the drawings, in which the same letters indicate like parts in eachof the figures.

The nature of this improvement in candle sticks consists in the makingof an elastic thimble, and securing it in the top end of a candle stick,by means of a boss, on one side thereof, leaving an opening aroundbetween the outside of the said thimble and the inside of the stick, orcap, so that it will adjust itself to the taper of a candle, or to suchcandles as vary more or less in their size, whereby I am enabled moreetfectually to prevent the drip of grease in carrying from place toplace around dwellings, or apartments.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l, is a side elevation showing theupper end of the elastic thimble, and the wick of a candle. Fig. 2, is asectional view of the top of a candle stick, showing the arrangement ofits parts, and its mode of operation. Fig. 3, shows the manner ofconstructing the said thimble to produce the elastic or yieldingdisposition in order to accommodate itself to the graduated size ofcandles, and at the same time, allow the .candle to be freely pressedupward gradually as it (the candle) burns, which is produced by thepressure of a spiral spring (or its equivalent) arranged within the bodyof the candle stick, and as now in common use.

a, is a candle stick.

b, is its base or bottom.

o, is a screw, or detachable cap.

el, is the elastic or spring thimble, secured in the top end of thecandle stick by a boss m, leaving an open space nearly around it (thethimble) and the inside of the candle stick.

e, is a candle.

f, is a slide or follower.

g, is a spiral spring secured in the bottom of the candle stick, and itsupper end, taking its bearing in the under side of the slide f, theoffice of which is to crowd the candle up through and against the curvedend of the thimble d, as the grease of the candle burns away.

Now it will readily be seen, that by the use of this improvement (theelastic or spring thimble el) properly arranged and secured, in the topof a candle sticka, or its cap c, that it will adapt itself to the sizeof a candle, and entirely prevent the grease running down between it andthe body of the candle, while its curved end forms a cup, or holder toprevent the drop of grease while being carried, or inclined, as wouldnecessarily occur in the old way.

By the use or application of this very simple attachment, I am enabledto reproduce the use of candles and candle sticks, hitherto soobjectionable and almost gone into disuse because of its greasypropensity.

I believe I have so described the nature, construction, and operation,as to enable a person skilled to make and use the same.

lVhat I claim therefore as of my own invention and desire to secure byLetters Patent is- The construction and application of an elastic orspring thimble d, secured Within the upper end of a candle stick a., orcap o, substantially in the manner as and for the purpose described.

H. Roenes. [L 8.]

fitnesses -R. R. Buss,

JEREMY W. Buss.

